The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president (as of, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan) and vice president ( Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan) from among their members. Each emirate is an absolute monarchy governed by a ruler, and together the rulers form the Federal Supreme Council. The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Abu Dhabi is the nation's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub. It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while also having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. The United Arab Emirates ( Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyya l-Muttaḥida UAE), or simply the Emirates ( Arabic: الإمارات, romanized: al-ʾImārāt), is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.
